NEW RULE: QATAR EMIR PASSED A NEW LAW. IF YOU CAUGHT DOING THIS YOU WILL FACE 6 MONTHS OF JAIL TERM AND FINE OF QR100,000!

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani passed a law on Tuesday that puts forth that a person who smokes while driving a vehicle having an occupant under the age of 18 is punishable with a maximum fine of QR3,000.

The new law under Article 18 of Law No. 10 of 2016 on the control of tobacco and its derivatives abolishes the stipulations of Law No 20 of 2002.

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